Automobile appliance.



J. W.. GALTA. AUTOMOBILE" APPLIANCE. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 24 191 2 mmsssfs f f Patented May '19; 1914.

to remove the wheel from the axle.

UNITED. sT TEs ra'rnwr OFFICE.

JAMES W. CAI-TA. 0F PLATTE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

AUTOMOBILE APPLIANCE. I

lie it known that I, James W. Ca ra, a citizen of the United States, residing at Platte, in the county of Charles Mix and State of South Dakota, have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Appliances; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full. clear', and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to automobile appliances, and it more particularly relates to a wheel-removing tool or attachment.

The object of this invention is to provide an attachment of this character "which may be quickly and easily applied and operated for removing the rear wheel of an automobile. when desirable to do so. for repairing.

etc.

Another object of the invention is to proan attachment of this character which may be utilized 'as a capstan, whereunto a rope may be attached, for enabling the automobile to extricate itself from a mudhole or other obstruction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple 0tconstruction, economical of manufacture and maintenance, stroll", durable and thoroughly eilicient in operation.

In the accompanying drawing which supplements this specificationf Figure l is .a rear wheel of an automobile having my improved attachment employed 'as a capstan. Fig. 2 is'a fragmental sectional view of the wheel having my improved attachment secured thereon. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the hooks shown in Fig. 3; and Fig. -1- is a perspective view of the screwthreaded elements which constitute a part of my invention.

' In these drawings, in which similar reference characters correspond with similar parts throughout the several views, the wheel 5 is mounted upon the shaft or axle G, in the usual way, the nut 7 being fitted on the end of the axle 6 for preventing the movement of the wheel in its axial direction on the axle. It is well known that the rear wheels of an, automobile are usually secured on the axle in fixed relation thereto. and therefore, considerable force is required 'By means of ny improved wheelremoving tool, I am enabled to apply the neces- Specitlcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 24, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Serial No. 738,482.

sary force in the proper way for quickly and easily removing, the wheel. as follows: First, I provide a disk 8, which is preterably concavo-convexcd, and which is centrally apertured at 9, and provided with a non-circular recess 10 around the central aperture. A disk is also provided with the series of concentrically disposed apertures 11 wl ieh arearranget on a common circle which is concentric of the disk. The disk may be provided with a second series of apertures 12. lVithin the central aperture is located a screw 13 having a conical point 14 and a square head 15. A nut 16 is titted on the screw 15 and seatednon-rotatably in the recess 10. Thestay rods 17 are formed.

with a hook 18 on one end and a head 19 on its other end. The hooks 18 are covered with rubber 20 .or other suitable material, for protecting the spokes 5, which are eugaged thereby, as shown in Fig. 2. a

In attaching the device, the screw and nut shown in Fig. 4 are first in proper relation with the disk, as shown in Fig. 2. the nutlfi'having previously been turned on the,

screw so as to move it in the direction of the point 1'4. The .hooks 18 are engaged with the spokes 5, and the screw 13 is then turned until its point has entered the countersink in the end of the axle G. The nut T is now unscrewed and removed from the axle 6, whereupon it may be supported by the screw 13. Said screw is next turned, by

means of a wrench or other proper tool (not shown), until the wheel 5 and axle 6 have been drawn outward and moved inward, respectively. a suilicient distance to move the ill wheel from the axle; it being understood, of;

course, that the wheel and axleshould be properly supported during "this operation.

On account ot' the disk 8 being concavoconvexed, the maximum strength thereof is obtained consistent with simplicity and economv.

When it is desired to employ this attachmentas a capstan, the nut 7 is allowed to remain on the axle 6, so that when the screw 13 is tightened the entire attachment be comes rigid with the wheel and axle. Now it will be seen that. if the rearwheels become so embedded in the mud that the automobile is unable to extricate itself in the usual way, 'a rope or cable 21 may have one end secured to the wheel or to one of the rods 17, and have its adjacent ortion coiled around the group of rods, as siown in Fig.

1'. The other end of the flexible member 21 is then secured to some sulistantial fixed object, and the engine of the automobile is started, whereupon, the rear wheels will slip in the muihand in doing will windthe flexible element 21 upon the rodsll', which now form a capstan, around the wheel hub. It will be seen that If have provided adevice of this character which is fully capable of attaining the foregoing object, in a thoroughly practical and eilicient manner.

do not llInitJIlV invention to the exact details of construction, combination and arrangement of the parts, as herewith illustratcd and described; but my invention may only be limited by a r asonahle interpretation of the claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a disk, said disk provided with a centralaperture, series of concentric aperturcs therein, stay rods remoi'ably secured in a certain series of said apertures and having hooks adapted to engage the spokes of a wheeh a screw threade incmljier being adapted. to eat against the member pass-- mg through said central aperture a not wheel axle and said screw threaded incur her adapted to move through said nut.

53 A device of the class described comprising a concavo-convex disk, stay rods secured at one end to said disk and provided with hooks adapted to engage the spokes o! a wheel, and a screw threaded member extending through said disk and adapted to engage a wheel axle, said screw threaded member adapted to move through said disk for removing said wheel from the axle.

3. A device of the character dcscril'ied comprising a disk having an inner and outer concentric series of :qiertures therein, stay rods removable in a certain ries of said apertures, said stay rods having srnhstan tially straight shanks and having the tree ends thereof formed with hooks ada iilc l to engage the spokes of a wheel, a screw threaded member extending through said disk and adapted to engage the wheel axle, and said threaded member being adapted to exert tension between said wheel and said disk.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the plesrnre of.

two subscribing witnesses.

JA MES '1 tlAl/ifit.

Witnesses WM. l McCALn, GEORGE W CALIA. 

